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C19400 Copper vs. C49300 Brass

Both C19400 copper and C49300 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19400 copper and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 68
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 69
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants